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Bullet Journaling 101

Monday, July 21, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:45pm
CL Community Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Teen Wellness 2025
Age Group:
Teens

Come and enjoy an evening of creative self examination through bullet journaling. Each participant gets a journal to work on and take home.

 

Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Location: Central Library
Room: CL Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Teen Wellness 2025
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come and enjoy an evening of creative self examination through bullet journaling. Each participant gets a journal to work on and take home.

 

This event is in the "Teens" group

DIY Journaling

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 1:15pm - 3:00pm
Program Den at Forest Park Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness, Summer Reading, Teen Wellness 2025
Age Group:
Teens

Journaling can be a great way to get all your thoughts, good and bad, out of your head. Learn how to make your own journal, and use it to clear your mind and get out all your thoughts. Learn why journaling is such a great tool for mental health.

Library Location: Forest Park Branch
Room: Program Den
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness, Summer Reading, Teen Wellness 2025
Event Details:

Journaling can be a great way to get all your thoughts, good and bad, out of your head. Learn how to make your own journal, and use it to clear your mind and get out all your thoughts. Learn why journaling is such a great tool for mental health.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Intuitive Painting for Teens

Friday, July 25, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Makerspace at East Forest Park Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness, Teen Wellness 2025
Age Group:
Teens

Looking to de-stress? Join us on Fridays in July for Intuitive Painting. 

Library Location: East Forest Park Branch
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness, Teen Wellness 2025
Event Details:

Looking to de-stress? Join us on Fridays in July for Intuitive Painting. 

Disclaimer(s)

Registration Optional

Registration for this event is optional. Please register if you would like to receive an automated reminder.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Aroma Therapy Candle Making for Teens

Monday, July 28, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
CL Community Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Teen Wellness 2025
Age Group:
Teens

Come to the teen room to learn about how essential oils can help focus your mind, and ease your stress and make your own aromatherapy candle.   For teens 13-18. 

Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Location: Central Library
Room: CL Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Teen Wellness 2025
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come to the teen room to learn about how essential oils can help focus your mind, and ease your stress and make your own aromatherapy candle.   For teens 13-18. 

Disclaimer(s)

Registration Required

Registration for this event is required due to space constraints. 

This event is in the "Teens" group

“I Can Tell Too”- Awakening The Storyteller Within

Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
CL Community Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Teen Wellness 2025
Age Group:
Teens

Join us for this  this interactive storytelling workshop. Teens begin by actively listening to a story, analyzing and discussing how the story made them feel. We will identify what happens in the tale and how the actions were relayed.

Library Location: Central Library
Room: CL Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Teen Wellness 2025
Event Details:

Join us for this  this interactive storytelling workshop. Teens begin by actively listening to a story, analyzing and discussing how the story made them feel. We will identify what happens in the tale and how the actions were relayed.

This event is in the "Teens" group

“I Can Tell Too”- Awakening The Storyteller Within

Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
IO Community Room at Indian Orchard Branch
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Teen Wellness 2025
Age Group:
Teens

Join us for this  this interactive storytelling workshop. Teens begin by actively listening to a story, analyzing and discussing how the story made them feel. We will identify what happens in the tale and how the actions were relayed.

Library Location: Indian Orchard Branch
Room: IO Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Teen Wellness 2025
Event Details:

Join us for this  this interactive storytelling workshop. Teens begin by actively listening to a story, analyzing and discussing how the story made them feel. We will identify what happens in the tale and how the actions were relayed.

This event is in the "Teens" group

DIY Journaling

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 3:15pm - 4:45pm
Program Den at Forest Park Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness, Summer Reading, Teen Wellness 2025
Age Group:
Teens

Journaling can be a great way to get all your thoughts, good and bad, out of your head. Learn how to make your own journal, and use it to clear your mind and get out all your thoughts. Learn why journaling is such a great tool for mental health.

Library Location: Forest Park Branch
Room: Program Den
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness, Summer Reading, Teen Wellness 2025
Event Details:

Journaling can be a great way to get all your thoughts, good and bad, out of your head. Learn how to make your own journal, and use it to clear your mind and get out all your thoughts. Learn why journaling is such a great tool for mental health.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Sound Bathing for Teens With Brandy Lefsyk

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
CL Community Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Teen Wellness 2025
Age Group:
Teens

Join us in the community room to experience a program of motion and sound bathing. A sound bath is a therapeutic and meditative experience where you “bathe” in the sounds and vibrations produced by different instruments.

Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Location: Central Library
Room: CL Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Teen Wellness 2025
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us in the community room to experience a program of motion and sound bathing. A sound bath is a therapeutic and meditative experience where you “bathe” in the sounds and vibrations produced by different instruments.

Disclaimer(s)

Registration Required

Registration for this event is required due to space constraints. 

This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

DIY Journaling: Dos-à-Dos Binding

Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Program Den at Forest Park Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Classes & Workshops, Teen Wellness 2025, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens

Learn how to bind your own journal using the Dos-à-Dos Binding. Please be present for entire program. We will learn the stitch and then have time to free write or create additional journals. All supplies provided.

Library Location: Forest Park Branch
Room: Program Den
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Classes & Workshops, Teen Wellness 2025, Summer Reading
Event Details:

Learn how to bind your own journal using the Dos-à-Dos Binding. Please be present for entire program. We will learn the stitch and then have time to free write or create additional journals. All supplies provided.

Disclaimer(s)

Registration Optional

Registration for this event is optional. Please register if you would like to receive an automated reminder.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Altered Books: Cut, Color, Paste!

Friday, August 15, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
BW Community Room at Brightwood Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Teen Wellness 2025
Age Group:
Teens

Altered books are great for journaling, scrapbooking and artistic expression.

Library Location: Brightwood Branch
Room: BW Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Teen Wellness 2025
Event Details:

Altered books are great for journaling, scrapbooking and artistic expression.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Altered Books: Cut, Color, Paste!

Friday, August 15, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
IO Community Room at Indian Orchard Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Teen Wellness 2025
Age Group:
Teens

Altered books are great for journaling, scrapbooking and artistic expression.

Library Location: Indian Orchard Branch
Room: IO Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Teen Wellness 2025
Event Details:

Altered books are great for journaling, scrapbooking and artistic expression.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Fantasy Writing Workshop

Monday, August 18, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
CL Community Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Teen Wellness 2025
Age Group:
Teens

Join Morgan of the Straw Dog Writers Guild as we journey through imagination and self-expression into the world of fantasy writing. We'll discuss writing techniques, story planning, and how fantasy can mirror our personal realities. 

Library Location: Central Library
Room: CL Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Teen Wellness 2025
Event Details:

Join Morgan of the Straw Dog Writers Guild as we journey through imagination and self-expression into the world of fantasy writing. We'll discuss writing techniques, story planning, and how fantasy can mirror our personal realities. 

This event is in the "Teens" group

DIY Journaling

Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 1:15pm - 3:00pm
Program Den at Forest Park Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness, Summer Reading, Teen Wellness 2025
Age Group:
Teens

Journaling can be a great way to get all your thoughts, good and bad, out of your head. Learn how to make your own journal, and use it to clear your mind and get out all your thoughts. Learn why journaling is such a great tool for mental health.

Library Location: Forest Park Branch
Room: Program Den
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness, Summer Reading, Teen Wellness 2025
Event Details:

Journaling can be a great way to get all your thoughts, good and bad, out of your head. Learn how to make your own journal, and use it to clear your mind and get out all your thoughts. Learn why journaling is such a great tool for mental health.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Axolotl Painting

Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
BW Community Room at Brightwood Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Teen Wellness 2025
Age Group:
Teens

Paint an adorable smiling axolotl in Kawaii style with Pop up Art School. During the class you'll view pictures of axolotls and learn fun facts. 

 

Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Location: Brightwood Branch
Room: BW Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Teen Wellness 2025
Registration Required
Event Details:

Paint an adorable smiling axolotl in Kawaii style with Pop up Art School. During the class you'll view pictures of axolotls and learn fun facts. 

 

Disclaimer(s)

Registration Required

Registration for this event is required due to space constraints. 

This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Braiding for Beginners Bootcamp presented by StarStylze

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
FP Community Room at Forest Park Branch
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Teen Wellness 2025, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens

Join us at the Forest Park Library for a Braiding Boot Camp! Perfect for teens, with parents encouraged to join! Learn braiding techniques and braid care.

Library Location: Forest Park Branch
Room: FP Community Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Teen Wellness 2025, Summer Reading
Event Details:

Join us at the Forest Park Library for a Braiding Boot Camp! Perfect for teens, with parents encouraged to join! Learn braiding techniques and braid care.

Labor Day

All Day
Central Library, Brightwood Branch, East Forest Park Branch, East Springfield Branch, Forest Park Branch, Indian Orchard Branch, Library Express at Pine Point, Mason Square Branch, Sixteen Acres Branch, Off Site, Online, Special Events

Closed for the holiday

Closing
Branches:
Central Library, Brightwood Branch, East Forest Park Branch, East Springfield Branch, Forest Park Branch, Indian Orchard Branch, Library Express at Pine Point, Mason Square Branch, Sixteen Acres Branch, Off Site, Online, Special Events
Description:

Closed for the holiday

This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

All About Autism with Dr. Jennifer Elizabeth Brunton

Monday, September 15, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
CL Community Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Teen Wellness 2025
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults

Join Jennifer Elizabeth Brunton, Ph.D, a proudly Autistic writer, consultant, speaker, editor, artist, and mom, who will speak on Autism, wth a focus on self-advocacy.

Library Location: Central Library
Room: CL Community Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Teen Wellness 2025
Event Details:

Join Jennifer Elizabeth Brunton, Ph.D, a proudly Autistic writer, consultant, speaker, editor, artist, and mom, who will speak on Autism, wth a focus on self-advocacy.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Aromatherapy 101 for Teens

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
EFP Community Room at East Forest Park Branch
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Health & Wellness, Teen Wellness 2025
Age Group:
Teens

Come soothe your senses with Kim Larkin, NAHA Certified Aromatherapist. Kim will highlight the history and health benefits of essential oils and healing botanicals.

Library Location: East Forest Park Branch
Room: EFP Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Health & Wellness, Teen Wellness 2025
Event Details:

Come soothe your senses with Kim Larkin, NAHA Certified Aromatherapist. Kim will highlight the history and health benefits of essential oils and healing botanicals.

Disclaimer(s)

Registration Optional

Registration for this event is optional. Please register if you would like to receive an automated reminder.

Indigenous Peoples' Day

All Day
Central Library, Brightwood Branch, East Forest Park Branch, East Springfield Branch, Forest Park Branch, Indian Orchard Branch, Library Express at Pine Point, Mason Square Branch, Sixteen Acres Branch, Off Site, Online, Special Events

Closed for the holiday

Closing
Branches:
Central Library, Brightwood Branch, East Forest Park Branch, East Springfield Branch, Forest Park Branch, Indian Orchard Branch, Library Express at Pine Point, Mason Square Branch, Sixteen Acres Branch, Off Site, Online, Special Events
Description:

Closed for the holiday

Veterans Day

All Day
Central Library, Brightwood Branch, East Forest Park Branch, East Springfield Branch, Forest Park Branch, Indian Orchard Branch, Library Express at Pine Point, Mason Square Branch, Sixteen Acres Branch, Off Site, Online, Special Events

Closed for the holiday

Closing
Branches:
Central Library, Brightwood Branch, East Forest Park Branch, East Springfield Branch, Forest Park Branch, Indian Orchard Branch, Library Express at Pine Point, Mason Square Branch, Sixteen Acres Branch, Off Site, Online, Special Events
Description:

Closed for the holiday

Thanksgiving Eve

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at 5:00pm - 11:45pm
Central Library, Brightwood Branch, East Forest Park Branch, East Springfield Branch, Forest Park Branch, Indian Orchard Branch, Library Express at Pine Point, Mason Square Branch, Sixteen Acres Branch, Off Site, Online, Special Events

All libraries close at 5 pm for the holiday.

Closing
Branches:
Central Library, Brightwood Branch, East Forest Park Branch, East Springfield Branch, Forest Park Branch, Indian Orchard Branch, Library Express at Pine Point, Mason Square Branch, Sixteen Acres Branch, Off Site, Online, Special Events
Description:

All libraries close at 5 pm for the holiday.

Thanksgiving Day

All Day
Central Library, Brightwood Branch, East Forest Park Branch, East Springfield Branch, Forest Park Branch, Indian Orchard Branch, Library Express at Pine Point, Mason Square Branch, Sixteen Acres Branch, Off Site, Online, Special Events

Closed for the holiday

Closing
Branches:
Central Library, Brightwood Branch, East Forest Park Branch, East Springfield Branch, Forest Park Branch, Indian Orchard Branch, Library Express at Pine Point, Mason Square Branch, Sixteen Acres Branch, Off Site, Online, Special Events
Description:

Closed for the holiday

Christmas Eve

All Day
Central Library, Brightwood Branch, East Forest Park Branch, East Springfield Branch, Forest Park Branch, Indian Orchard Branch, Library Express at Pine Point, Mason Square Branch, Sixteen Acres Branch, Off Site, Online, Special Events

Closed for the holiday

Closing
Branches:
Central Library, Brightwood Branch, East Forest Park Branch, East Springfield Branch, Forest Park Branch, Indian Orchard Branch, Library Express at Pine Point, Mason Square Branch, Sixteen Acres Branch, Off Site, Online, Special Events
Description:

Closed for the holiday

Christmas Day

All Day
Central Library, Brightwood Branch, East Forest Park Branch, East Springfield Branch, Forest Park Branch, Indian Orchard Branch, Library Express at Pine Point, Mason Square Branch, Sixteen Acres Branch, Off Site, Online, Special Events

Closed for the holiday

Closing
Branches:
Central Library, Brightwood Branch, East Forest Park Branch, East Springfield Branch, Forest Park Branch, Indian Orchard Branch, Library Express at Pine Point, Mason Square Branch, Sixteen Acres Branch, Off Site, Online, Special Events
Description:

Closed for the holiday